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Top 100 high schools in New Jersey (2025)

Schools classified as high schools by NCES. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools shown.

  1. 1
    92
    Northern Valley Regional High School at DemarestDemarest · Public High75% Math proficiency · 1,038 students
  2. 2
    91
    Pascack Hills High SchoolMontvale · Public High73% Math proficiency · 768 students
  3. 3
    90
    Northern Valley Regional High School at Old TappanOld Tappan · Public High70% Math proficiency · 1,086 students
  4. 4
    90
    Haddonfield Memorial High SchoolHaddonfield · Public High71% Math proficiency · 827 students
  5. 5
    90
    Glen Ridge High SchoolGlen Ridge · Public High76% Math proficiency · 799 students
  6. 6
    89
    Tenafly High SchoolTenafly · Public High70% Math proficiency · 1,141 students
  7. 7
    89
    Northern Highlands Regional High SchoolAllendale · Public High70% Math proficiency · 1,257 students
  8. 8
    88
    Livingston High SchoolLivingston · Public High66% Math proficiency · 2,081 students
  9. 9
    88
    Ramapo High SchoolFranklin Lakes · Public High62% Math proficiency · 1,166 students
  10. 10
    88
    Ridge High SchoolBasking Ridge · Public High69% Math proficiency · 1,577 students
  11. 11
    88
    Whippany Park High SchoolWhippany · Public High64% Math proficiency · 584 students
  12. 12
    88
    Summit High SchoolSummit · Public High78% Math proficiency · 1,198 students
  13. 13
    88
    New Providence High SchoolNew Providence · Public High69% Math proficiency · 644 students
  14. 14
    87
    Chatham High SchoolChatham · Public High63% Math proficiency · 1,205 students
  15. 15
    87
    Mountain Lakes High SchoolMountain Lakes · Public High54% Math proficiency · 546 students
  16. 16
    87
    West Morris Mendham High SchoolMendham · Public High66% Math proficiency · 1,012 students
  17. 17
    87
    Park Ridge High SchoolPark Ridge · Public High60% Math proficiency · 491 students
  18. 18
    87
    River Dell Regional High SchoolOradell · Public High68% Math proficiency · 1,025 students
  19. 19
    87
    Indian Hills High SchoolOakland · Public High58% Math proficiency · 668 students
  20. 20
    87
    West Morris Central High SchoolChester · Public High68% Math proficiency · 1,015 students
  21. 21
    87
    Dr Ronald McNair High SchoolJersey City · Public High90% Math proficiency · 716 students
  22. 22
    87
    Westfield Senior High SchoolWestfield · Public High62% Math proficiency · 1,776 students
  23. 23
    86
    Moorestown High SchoolMoorestown · Public High65% Math proficiency · 1,251 students
  24. 24
    86
    Ridgewood High SchoolRidgewood · Public High66% Math proficiency · 1,740 students
  25. 25
    86
    Montgomery High SchoolSkillman · Public High70% Math proficiency · 1,611 students
  26. 26
    86
    Holmdel High SchoolHolmdel · Public High58% Math proficiency · 934 students
  27. 27
    86
    Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High SchoolRumson · Public High64% Math proficiency · 816 students
  28. 28
    86
    Mahwah High SchoolMahwah · Public High61% Math proficiency · 829 students
  29. 29
    86
    West Essex High SchoolNorth Caldwell · Public High63% Math proficiency · 1,061 students
  30. 30
    86
    Henry Hudson Regional SchoolHighlands · Public High29.5% Free/reduced-price lunch · 278 students
  31. 31
    86
    West Windsor-Plainsboro High School NorthPlainsboro · Public High67% Math proficiency · 1,510 students
  32. 32
    86
    Montville Township High SchoolMontville · Public High65% Math proficiency · 1,035 students
  33. 33
    85
    Glen Rock High SchoolGlen Rock · Public High53% Math proficiency · 722 students
  34. 34
    85
    Kinnelon High SchoolKinnelon · Public High55% Math proficiency · 507 students
  35. 35
    85
    Hunterdon Central Regional High School DistrictFlemington · Public High59% Math proficiency · 2,238 students
  36. 36
    84
    Madison High SchoolMadison · Public High63% Math proficiency · 761 students
  37. 37
    84
    Ramsey High SchoolRamsey · Public High50% Math proficiency · 739 students
  38. 38
    84
    Pascack Valley High SchoolHillsdale · Public High60% Math proficiency · 928 students
  39. 39
    84
    Robbinsville High SchoolRobbinsville · Public High62% Math proficiency · 1,046 students
  40. 40
    84
    Millburn High SchoolMillburn · Public High47% Math proficiency · 1,380 students
  41. 41
    84
    Pequannock Township High SchoolPompton Plains · Public High59% Math proficiency · 655 students
  42. 42
    84
    West Windsor-Plainsboro High School SouthWest Windsor · Public High63% Math proficiency · 1,627 students
  43. 43
    84
    Cresskill High SchoolCresskill · Public High54% Math proficiency · 489 students
  44. 44
    83
    John P. Stevens High SchoolEdison · Public High71% Math proficiency · 2,687 students
  45. 45
    83
    Midland Park Jr./Sr. High SchoolMidland Park · Public High46% Math proficiency · 367 students
  46. 46
    83
    Hanover Park High SchoolEast Hanover · Public High50% Math proficiency · 706 students
  47. 47
    83
    Wayne Hills High SchoolWayne · Public High56% Math proficiency · 1,162 students
  48. 48
    82
    Wayne Valley High SchoolWayne · Public High50% Math proficiency · 1,201 students
  49. 49
    82
    Parsippany Hills High SchoolMorris Plains · Public High54% Math proficiency · 1,035 students
  50. 50
    81
    Infinity InstituteJersey City · Public High87% Math proficiency · 265 students
  51. 51
    81
    Metuchen High SchoolMetuchen · Public High52% Math proficiency · 718 students
  52. 52
    81
    Princeton High SchoolPrinceton · Public High51% Math proficiency · 1,518 students
  53. 53
    81
    Dumont High SchoolDumont · Public High54% Math proficiency · 704 students
  54. 54
    81
    North Hunterdon High SchoolAnnandale · Public High56% Math proficiency · 1,259 students
  55. 55
    81
    Voorhees High SchoolGlen Gardner · Public High51% Math proficiency · 733 students
  56. 56
    81
    Scotch Plains-Fanwood High SchoolScotch Plains · Public High56% Math proficiency · 1,562 students
  57. 57
    80
    Fair Lawn High SchoolFair Lawn · Public High63% Math proficiency · 1,687 students
  58. 58
    80
    Emerson Jr Sr HighEmerson · Public High50% Math proficiency · 440 students
  59. 59
    80
    Hillsborough High SchoolHillsborough · Public High58% Math proficiency · 2,377 students
  60. 60
    80
    Bridgewater-Raritan High SchoolBridgewater · Public High52% Math proficiency · 2,673 students
  61. 61
    79
    Hopewell Valley Central High SchoolPennington · Public High51% Math proficiency · 1,068 students
  62. 62
    79
    Governor Livingston High SchoolBerkeley Heights · Public High47% Math proficiency · 849 students
  63. 63
    78
    Westwood Regional High SchoolTownship of Washington · Public High47% Math proficiency · 830 students
  64. 64
    78
    Sparta High SchoolSparta · Public High56% Math proficiency · 1,025 students
  65. 65
    77
    Cherry Hill High School EastCherry Hill · Public High56% Math proficiency · 2,120 students
  66. 66
    77
    Parsippany High SchoolParsippany · Public High52% Math proficiency · 900 students
  67. 67
    77
    Randolph High SchoolRandolph · Public High41% Math proficiency · 1,275 students
  68. 68
    77
    Manasquan High SchoolManasquan · Public High42% Math proficiency · 917 students
  69. 69
    76
    Waldwick High SchoolWaldwick · Public High45% Math proficiency · 434 students
  70. 70
    76
    Lakeland Regional High SchoolWanaque · Public High45% Math proficiency · 823 students
  71. 71
    76
    Point Pleasant Beach High SchoolPoint Pleasant Beach · Public High47% Math proficiency · 331 students
  72. 72
    76
    Mount Olive High SchoolFlanders · Public High46% Math proficiency · 1,520 students
  73. 73
    76
    Verona High SchoolVerona · Public High39% Math proficiency · 593 students
  74. 74
    76
    James Caldwell High SchoolWest Caldwell · Public High39% Math proficiency · 749 students
  75. 75
    76
    Middletown High School SouthMiddletown · Public High48% Math proficiency · 1,406 students
  76. 76
    75
    East Brunswick High SchoolEast Brunswick · Public High47% Math proficiency · 2,124 students
  77. 77
    75
    Allentown High SchoolAllentown · Public High53% Math proficiency · 1,033 students
  78. 78
    75
    Marlboro High SchoolMarlboro · Public High60% Math proficiency · 1,700 students
  79. 79
    75
    Watchung Hills Regional High SchoolWarren · Public High42% Math proficiency · 1,653 students
  80. 80
    75
    Cinnaminson High SchoolCinnaminson · Public High48% Math proficiency · 929 students
  81. 81
    75
    Morris Knolls High SchoolRockaway · Public High44% Math proficiency · 1,450 students
  82. 82
    75
    Wall High SchoolWall · Public High46% Math proficiency · 924 students
  83. 83
    75
    South Brunswick High SchoolMonmouth Junction · Public High52% Math proficiency · 2,666 students
  84. 84
    74
    Delaware Valley Regional High SchoolFrenchtown · Public High43% Math proficiency · 705 students
  85. 85
    74
    Pompton Lakes High SchoolPompton Lakes · Public High47% Math proficiency · 610 students
  86. 86
    74
    Paramus High SchoolParamus · Public High48% Math proficiency · 1,153 students
  87. 87
    74
    New Milford High SchoolNew Milford · Public High42% Math proficiency · 584 students
  88. 88
    74
    Shawnee High SchoolMedford · Public High42% Math proficiency · 1,387 students
  89. 89
    74
    Bernards High SchoolBernardsville · Public High43% Math proficiency · 751 students
  90. 90
    73
    Clearview Regional High SchoolMullica Hill · Public High60% Math proficiency · 1,332 students
  91. 91
    73
    Kittatinny Regional High SchoolNewton · Public High41% Math proficiency · 733 students
  92. 92
    73
    Rutherford High SchoolRutherford · Public High40% Math proficiency · 727 students
  93. 93
    73
    Cranford High SchoolCranford · Public High36% Math proficiency · 1,116 students
  94. 94
    73
    Kingsway Regional High SchoolWoolwich Twp · Public High57% Math proficiency · 1,822 students
  95. 95
    72
    Leonia High SchoolLeonia · Public High47% Math proficiency · 802 students
  96. 96
    72
    Point Pleasant Borough High SchoolPoint Pleasant · Public High42% Math proficiency · 831 students
  97. 97
    71
    Lenape Valley Regional High SchoolStanhope · Public High44% Math proficiency · 667 students
  98. 98
    71
    South Hunterdon Regional High SchoolLambertville · Public High40% Math proficiency · 377 students
  99. 99
    71
    Monroe Township High SchoolMonroe Township · Public High50% Math proficiency · 2,583 students
  100. 100
    71
    Woodstown High SchoolWoodstown · Public High41% Math proficiency · 550 students

Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest in Demarest leads the 2025 list of high schools in New Jersey with a Success Index (US) of 91.5. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best high school in New Jersey?

Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest in Demarest ranks first among high schools in New Jersey with a Success Index (US) of 91.5 out of 100 (Enrollment: 1,038).

How are high schools in New Jersey ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.